Jackson's First Day of School

Jackson started preschool today. The day didn't start out great because he has a cold and was pretty cranky this morning. He was still very excited to go to school. The teachers said the kids could come if they had a cold, just as long as they didn't have a fever, so I decided to send him. He asked me if his teacher was going to be there and when I told him yes he then said, "So you can go bye-bye?" When we got to school he practically ran into the building on his own. I think he could have cared less if we were there. He got into the room and immediately started playing. Other kids were holding back a little, but not Jackson. I don't think he realized we were still there. When Andrew told him goodbye, he wanted to make sure I was going too. I told him I was then he said, "Good. Thank you." He was saying thank you for leaving him there by himself. Needless to say, neither Andrew nor I got too upset. It wasn't too hard leaving your child at a place where he was so excited. I picked him up 2 1/2 hours later and he wasn't too excited about seeing me or coming home. He was playing outside and wanted to stay. So the first day was a success.